Tahiti's footballers grabbed the headlines on the first day of competition at the Pacific Games.
The 2015 Pacific Games will be held in Port Moresby in July. Photo: Supplied
The French Territory thumped the Federated States of Micronesia 30-0, including 20 second-half strikes.
Fred Tissot TEE-SO scored six goals in 25 minutes, two players managed five goals and Raimanu Tetauira completed a four-minute hat-trick in stoppage time.
New Zealand began their bid for Olympic qualification with a 2-0 victory against Solomon Islands, Fiji drew with Vanuatu, while hosts Papua New Guinea went down 1-0 to defending champions New Caledonia.
Team PNG's first win of the Games was a 24-1 victory against Kiribati in men's touch rugby, while Samoa and Fiji were among the teams to make a winning start in basketball.
Table tennis, touch and basketball will continue their competitions today before the opening ceremony at the Sir John Guise Stadium.
And tomorrow medals will be up for grabs in weightlifting and triathlon.
